ISLAND OF FIRE
Earl J. Mullen
2891 Sangi, New road Pajo
Lapu-LapuCity, Cebu IslandPhilippines 06015
Cell# 09223876028
Land#63-032-340-5391
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EXT.1st CENTURY B.C ANCIENT PACIFIC-NIGHT
Stormy skies, heavy rain pours over a violent sea of the Pacific Ocean, an Island burning brightly with volcanic mist, shimmering in the murky region.
EXT. SKY-SAME TIME
A crack of thunder lighting splits the heavens, the sound of battle cries echo with the clang of metal upon metal two angels collide head on.
DETINOS a muscular male angel an ancient Principality clad in red armor continues whacking at SEPHERI'EL a Celestial female Angel clad in amethyst and gold armor.
The crazed eyes of Detinos struggles with his adversary as they lock together with swords, he flex his monstrous raven wings pushing against Sepheri'el.
DETINOS
This battle is pointless Sepheri'el!
Detinos pushes off swings his sword, in a fluid motion Sepheri'el flips over his blade, spinning around clashing her staff against his blade.
SEPHERI'EL
You should of thought about that before you invading this region!
Sepheri'el opens her magnificent white wings pulling away then thrust herself against Detinos Detinos' cheek with her staff.
DETINOS
You Insolent pup!
Detinos hits Sepheri'el with a back fist.
DETINOS (CONT'D)
Away from here you Blasphemous insect!
Sepheri'el topples across the sub stratosphere; she gains control, and flings back.
SEPHERI’EL
(Yells)
Detinos!
Sepheri'el hits Detinos with a flying sidekick; he plummets out of control streaking toward an Island burring brightly with volcanic mist, she dive in pursuit ripping through the upper atmosphere.
Detinos opens his enormous leather wings coming to a complete stop; he glares at the on coming Sepheri'el.
DETINOS
(Taunts)
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge Sepheri'el!
Detinos leaps back and the two collide in a spinning decent swinging, feet and weapons.
DETINOS (CONT’D)
Imbecile!
Detinos thrust himself against Sepheri'el they collide with a thunderous crash blinding them in a blinding white light.
EXT.SEASIQUIJORSEA CLIFF-MODERN DAY
DR. RYAN an average middle age Filipino, dressed like Indiana Jones is peering through a surveyor instrument, taking readings on a spot where it gives them a higher and better view of the whole scene.
P.O.V A LINE MARKING SOME ROCKS SHOWING A NEW CAVE OPEING
DR. RYAN
(Mutters)
What do we have here?
CHRISTINA late 20's a Korean woman with red hair and dressed in the same matter is marking on her notepad.
CHRISTINA
Find something?
DR. RYAN
(Pointing)
There beneath the old tree.
Christina steps in and looks though the interment and sees the opening.
DR. RYAN (CONT’D)
This may be the spot!
CHRISTINA
Do you really think the Black Pearl is there?
DR. RYAN
Archbishop Agbay's charts are not clear, so we can never be sure about anything until we actually dig.
CHRISTINA
It’s only a legend Professor nothing more!
DR. RYAN
Yes but don’t underestimate ethnographic studies, for their stories have concluded a mysterious object falling from the heavens.
CHRISTINA
Ethnographers studied in this area from the early twentieth century are inconclusive.
DR. RYAN
Christina no matter how illogical things seam, we’re just humans not gods.
DR. RYAN (CONT)
So we have to strive under the hot sun, taking every bit information we can, putting it together like a big jigsaw puzzle.
Dr. Ryan smiles putting his hand on Christina’s shoulder fixing his hat.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
Come let’s get a cold drink.
Christina smiles as they walk off the Sean.
EXT. CAMPSITE-LATER
A jeep rides in on the Sean, GISELLE a Filipina beauty jumps out and approaches Dr. Ryan and hand him documents.
GISELLE
Dr. Ryan?
Dr. Ryan looks up and sees Giselle; he puts down an artifact and greets her with a firm hand shake.
DR. RYAN
Giselle I am glad to see you, are you here with the grants to finish this excavation?
GISELLE
(Disappointed)
Sorry Doctor but you have twenty-four hours to vacate this site.
DR. RYAN
May I ask why?
Giselle hand Dr. Ryan some documents and he over looks the paperwork and is fuming mad.
GISELLE
The Roman Catholic Church feels that this can be a threat!
DR. RAYAN
Threat, what threat?
GISELLE
The Black Pearl holds a lot of mysteries of mysticism and if it gets loses the church feels it could collapse their foundation structure.
DR. RYAN
Your church not mine, and no doubt they want to conceal the truth to control it themselves!
GISELLE
Dr. Ryan I know how you feel, but it won’t change the jurisdiction; you have twenty four hours to finish.
Giselle jumps back into her jeep, Dr. Ryan closely following.
GISELLE (CONT’D)
I have faith in you Doctor!
Giselle drives off; Christina steps up next to Dr. Ryan.
CHRISTINA
What was that about?
DR. RAYAN
We have been castrated my dear!
CHRISTINA
What?
Dr. Ryan hands Christina the documents, she skims over it.
CHRISTINA (CONT’D)
This is preposterous!
DR. RYAN
I agree!
CHRISTINA
But we’re so close!
DR.RYAN
I know but the Catholics think other wise, so we have to evacuate in twenty-four hours!
CHRISTINA
What about the pearl?
DR. RYAN
We have one chance, so tonight we are going fishing!
Dr. Ryan heads for his tent, Christina looks out over the dig as the workmen continue their hard labor.
EXT.PINAMUNGAHAN-NIGHT FALL
A rural area where trickling water flows into a creek, a gentle breeze blowing through the trees, SEPHERI’EL dressed in her hunters outfit black leather and silver hardware, sitting on a well watching the sky.
SEPHERI'EL
(Whispers to self)
The hour is at hand.
She checks her twin guns and sheath them a an OLD WOMAN 60’S comes passing by, she stops, and looks at Sepheri'el who’s sitting on the well.
OLD WOMAN
(Cautions)
Miss it isn’t wise to be here after six PM.
Sepheri'el cocks her head to see the old woman, her lengthy white hair blows in the breeze as her bangs fall over her blue eyes.
SEPHERI'EL
And why not old woman?
The old woman shows her toothless smile.
OLD WOMAN
A word of caution young lady, the White Lady moves about in this area finding whom she can and one look upon her she will bring death to you or a family member.
SEPHERI’EL
(Laughs)
The harbinger of death!
The Old woman looks surprised, the birds flutter away, a quit lull settles in the area.
SEPHERI'EL (CONT’D)
Old woman you better leave.
Sepheri'el pulls out her twin guns, the old woman screams as she wobbles away.
Sepheri'el lowers her hands hiding her guns.
INT. WELL-SAME TIME
Air bubbles cur the water, a white eerie glow shimmering beneath the liquid surface.
EXT. WELL- MOMENTS LATER
The WHITE LADY dressed in a late Victorian era garb, slowly emerges form the well and is face to face with Sepheri'el who is sitting.
SEPHERI'EL
(Scoffs)
So you’re the famous white lady who has a grip of terror on locales?
WHITE LADY
(Laughs)
A brave fool!
SEPHERI'EL
Why don’t you remove your veil and show me your face?
WHITE LADY
If I show you my faces you will surly die!
SEPHERI'EL
It is not I who will not die demon!
The white lady removes her veil with a horrific screech.
P.O.V A HIDEOUS SKULL WITH GLOWING RED EYES
Sepheri'el’s body freezes over with ice, the white lady chuckles as she approaches her frozen prey.
WHITE LADY
Delude mortal!
Sepheri'el shatters the ice, pointing her gun in the chest of the White Lady.
SEPHERI'EL
Mortal I know I am not!
Sepheri'el pulls the trigger (BLAM) the White Lady is pushed back from the force of the gun fire; she leaps into the air landing before the White Lady could hit the ground lying before her feet.
SEPHERI'EL (CONT’D)
I thought you said I was going to die?
The White Lady is on her feet in a blink of an eye, Sepheri'el throws a kick to her head, and she bounces back finding two guns between her eyes.
WHITE LADY
(Shocked)
Oh no!
(BLAM) Sepheri'el pulls the trigger blowing the White Lady’s head to bits, her body crashes and dissolves into a puddle of slime.
INT. SIQUIJOR CAVE-SAME TIME
Thick fog covers the earth, beams of flash lights flicker,
Dr. Ryan and Christina move through the cave.
CHRISTINA
Are you sure that the pearl is down here?
DR.RYAN
Since when are we ever cretin of anything?
Dr. Ryan flash his light on a walls, and he sees petrogylphs telling about a battle with the gods and the evil god is concealed in a star that fell like lighting from the heavens.
CHRISTINA
(Wide eyed)
We’ve found it.
They hear drips of water echoing, as continue to follow the petrogylphs.
DR.RYAN
Learn to be penitent Christina.
Christina pulls out a ball of string from her knapsack and ties it down.
DR. RYAN (CONT’D)
What are you doing?
CHRISTINA
Making a trail so we won’t get lost as you taught us in our first semester.
Dr. Ryan laughs adjusts his hat and continue to adventure into the unknown.
INT.CAVE POOL-LATER
An eerie light shimmers in the dark, a pool of dark water sits in the center of the cave, a large statue of a winged creature sitting in the pool holding the Black Pearl with silver markings of angelic script.
Dr. Ryan and Christina sees the statue from a distance with its back facing them.
DR.RAYN
(Points)
Look!
Dr. Ryan and Christina sprint over to the statue.
CHRISTINA
Would you look at this.
They circle the object and Dr. Ryan notices the Black Pear resting in the palm of the hand of the statue, Christina rushes into the pool finding it hip deep.
CHRISTINA (CONT’D)
There are some marking here in a language I have never seen.
Dr. Ryan concern slowly walks into the pool and looks at the markings.
DR. RYAN
It’s an ancient language of thesesIslands.
Christina pulls out a camera from her back pack and takes a few snap shots, Dr. Ryan translates the markings.
DR. RYAN (CONT’D)
Detinos the evil god open and suffer his wrath.
CHRISTINA
Who or what is Detinos?
DR. RYAN
When the Islands where young.
QUICK CUT
Volcanic mist, islands burring.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
A great battle was fought over this region and Satan's Principality Detinos the evil god battled with The Most High God's Principality Bathla- the sky god.
QUICK CUT
Bathla clad in emerald armor opens his eagle wings missing Detinos' blade.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
Detinos' evil was to powerful for Bathla, so the Most High God sent a champion.
QUCIK CUT
Sepheri'el leaving the God's Throne room.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
To lock Detinos up for all eternity.
QUICK CUT
Sepheri’el conjures a spell; a bright energy beam shoots from her hands hitting Detinos enclosing him into a Black Pearl. The Black Pearl plunges into the Island of fire sinking deep into the sea of lava.
CHRISTINA
(Sarcastic)
Great movie story!
Dr. Ryan reaches for the Black Pearl.
DR. RYAN
Well scoffs all you want.
He struggles to pull the pearl from the hand of the statue.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
The evidence is here.
He pulls it from the hand.
P.O.V THE BEAUTY OF THE BLACK PEARL SHIMMEING IN THE EERIE LIGHT
DR. RYAN (CONT’D)
And no doubt that this object is the prison of Detinos, and this image is Detinos himself.
CHRISTINA
And then why would this Archbishop hire us to find this?
DR. RYAN
Because only a man ordained by God can open it!
CHRISTINA
But he has been excommunicated from the church!
DR. RYAN
He's helped us with the funds for this excavation, that's all matters to me.
Christina realizes the possible motive of Archbishop Agbay.
CHRISTINA
Or maybe he wants revenge against the Catholics.
Dr. Ryan holds the Black Pearl up glaring at it.
DR. RYAN
It doesn't matter; I have other plans for this!
CHRISTINA
Other plans?
DR. RYAN
I'm giving it to the museum as I promised Giselle.
CHRISTINA
And Agbay?
Dr. Ryan lowers the Black Pearl.
DR. RYAN
He can go to hell all I care!
Christina smiles as she moves out of the pool.
CHRISTINA
Let’s get the hell out of here this place gives me the creeps!
DR. RYAN
I agree.
He moves out of the pool.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
As soon as we get back the surface we'll place this beauty in a crate and send it to Manila's Museum.
Christina sees something moving in the shadows.
CHRISTINA
Let’s get out of her!
Christina takes off running.
DR. RYAN
(Shouts)
Christina!
Dr. Ryan runs after her.
DR. RYAN (CONT'D)
Slow down!
Dr. Ryan trips over a rock and slowly sinks into a sink whole.
DR. RYAN
(Screams)
Christina help!
Christina stops and hears Dr. Ryan's cry, she runs back, she slides forward across the slanted gravel grabbing his hand.
CHRISTINA
(Struggling)
Hold on Professor!
DR. RYAN
(Terrified)
Christina don’t let go!
Christina struggles to pull the doctor out of the pit, the Black Pearl starts to burn his hand, he screams as his body ignites into flames.
CHRISTINA
(Screaming)
Dr. Ryan!
Christina pulls away watching the doctor sink into the earth. Christina is frightened almost in tears.
CHRISTINA
No!
A thud catches Christina’s attention as the Black Pearl rolls around the ground.
CHRISTINA (CONT’D)
This thing is cursed!
She kicks it aside and runs off.
INT. ROOM-SAME TIME
A dingy room with three boys under the age of twelve striped down to their underwear. A light shines though the cracks of the door, the door creaks opens.
P.O.V A TALL SLENDER MAN STANDS IN THE DOOR WAY
The boys are drowned in deep shadows, they cry with fear,
ARCHBISHOP AGBAY dressed in black his lengthy dark hair silhouette against the back light, his bishounen look is partly bathed in shadows.
AGBAY
Don't cry my little children.
He squats down with a malicious smile.
AGBAY (CONT'D)
It's time to play a little game!
The children look up with terror in their eyes.
AGBAY (CONT'D)
Let’s play with the magic lamp!
Agbay grabs one of the little boys.
AGBAY (CONT'D)
(Chuckles)
It’s your turn.
The little boy screams and kicks as Agbay carries him off locking the other two boys in the room.
INT.CAVE POOL-SAME TIME
A tall slender MONK dressed in red, his face buried deep under the hood, he's standing over the Black Pearl, and he scoops it up with red glowing eyes.
MONK
The hour is at hand.
The Monk vanishes like mist.
EXT. ARCHAEOLOGIST CAMP-SAME TIME
Christina comes running into the Archeology camp, she stops, and a look of horror crosses her face as she stares intently at the burning camp sight with dead bodies littering the ground.
CHRISTINA
(Panicking)
There all dead, what the hell is going on?
She hears screeches from the distances.
CHRISTINA (CONT'D)
Pull yourself together Christina; I got to get to the boat!
Christina sprints off heading toward the ocean, when a MANANANGGAL with huge leather bat wings fly low to the ground slicing through the grass toward her.
Christina looks over her shoulder and sees the Manananggal as it hits her; she topples over rolling back to her feet.
CHRISTINA (CONT'D)
(Screams)
What in the world?
Christina peers into the sky.
CHRISTINA (CONT'D)
I don't want to die!
She examines herself and finds blood across her midsection.
CHRISTINA
(Screaming)
O great I'm bleeding!
Christina climbs to her feet and continues to run holding while her stomach.
EXT. SIQUIJOR SKY-SAME TIME
The moon traversed by clouds drifting three Manananggal screech with an unearthly sound as they hovers over the clouds like vultures.
EXT. SIQUIJOR-ISLAND-SAME TIME
The squawking sound of three Manananggals distracts Christina as she sees the winged creature streaking over her head.
CHRISTINA
Shit, they see me!
Christina sprints off; she’s blocked by one of the Manananggals drops in, it folds it wings.
MANANANGGAL ONE
(Cackle voice)
Hello pretty!
Christina spins around the second Manananggal drops in blocking her exit.
MANANANGGAL TWO
(Cackle voice)
Going somewhere?
Christina tries to exit another way but the third Manananggal drops in hitting her with the tip of its wing.